Australia brown coal warriors switch to solar, disruptive technologies 30. May 2016 | Global PV markets , Markets & Trends , Investor news , Research & Development | By: Giles Parkinson Former Australian boss of GDF Suez, Tony Concannon, has now re-emerged as the chief executive of Reach Solar, while former head of Energy Australia, Richard McIndoe,has since emerged as the executive chairman of Edge Electrons. The two men who ran Australia’s two dirtiest brown coal generators have switched sides. This must be a sign of the times: The two men who ran Australia’s two dirtiest brown coal generators, and who were one-time trenchant critics of climate and renewable energy policies, have switched sides. They have now thrown in their lot with the solar industry and other disruptive technologies. Tony Concannon is the former Australian boss of GDF Suez, now Engie, which operates t...